comp.lang.c FAQ list
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Question 18.4

Q:
I just typed in this program, and it's acting strangely.
Can you see anything
wrong with it?

A:
See if you can run
lint first
(perhaps with the -a, -c, -h, -p
or other options[footnote]
).
Many C compilers are really only half-compilers,
taking the attitude that it's not their problem
if you didn't say what you
meant,
or if what you said is virtually guaranteed not to work.
(But do
also
see if your compiler has extra warning levels
which can be optionally requested.)